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I just got accepted to a DNP program for the fall. For those of you in a program, even at a Master's level, could you please give me some suggestions on helpful study guides/books/websites/anything that you feel has helped you through school? I would...

Hello. I'm a new NP, been working in urgent care for a couple months now. I am drowning in student loan debt. I am really considering moving somewhere that I can get guaranteed loan forgiveness. I've heard that you have to start working in a place, t...

Those are all great ideas...but none will work for us. We already operate on the bare minimum, although I suppose everyone has *something* they can cut back on...but not enough. We are a family of 5 so there's no family that would take us in haha, an...

I don't know if this point has been brought up as I just read the "last" page of this thread, but scwolf, my school no longer has just a MSN program so I am in the DNP program. They give us the option of obtaining the MSN along the way, which I am ge...

Kevin Ross, can you please describe your business? Thanks!

I live in FL and everyone I know who's graduated found a job easily. Look at indeed.com to get a feel for it.

Oh dear! You do realize you posted this in a NP forum, right? And you're a NURSE who's thinking about becoming a (gasp) lowly NP? Yikes. I'm trying hard not to take offense to this post. Maybe some more education on the scope of practice of NP's is i...

I live in Fl also and have had to work thru hurricanes. Believe me, it's AWFUL. I've been on both teams. It was pretty much one of the worst experiences of my life. Let's see...we had no water and no electricity (sure there was a generator but it did...

Sorry, have to play devil's advocate from someone who is 100% pro choice. It's not your place to judge her. Whether you like it or not, people have abortions every day for all sorts of reasons. And the reality of it is, you don't know for a fact that...

Chuckster, trust me, if those of us who have student loans *could* get by without them we WOULD. Unfortunately, lots of people don't have that kind of disposable income to pay for school. Hence, the $1 trillion debt as you described. But thanks for t...

I don't blame you for being angry. If you didn't need a referral it would have been a moot point, you could have just gone to UC. But unfortunately he has the CYA mentality. And yes, I agree that he didn't need to make that comment about your educat...

Hello! Yep, I had baby #2 my first semester of FNP school and will be having #3 at the end of my 2nd to last semester. I am fortunate in that I am not working (I go to school FT and have accumulated mucho student loans) so I don't know if I would hav...

Hmmmm...free would definately make me think more about it. But if I'm getting a free education, I'd probably enroll in a post-master's program that actually could get me a different job/pay scale....That's an interesting question though and if I eve...

1. In your area are the nursing schools transitioning the NP from an MSN to a required DNP? Yes; my school "got rid" of the MSN a couple years ago, requiring everybody to enter as a DNP candidate. However, you receive your MSN along the way and many ...

Under normal circumstances I would say work as a RN first, but since you already know what you want to do and have worked in the field, I would look into direct entry programs and once you get your RN license try to work a couple days a week while yo...

Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their fb 'professional'? Does anyone? What people post on their fb pages is THEIR business. Whether or not they keep them public or private is again, their business. I'm so tired of people complaining about wha...

I agree with the suggestion about getting your FNP then a post master's in psych...as a matter of fact, that's my own plan! Good luck in your decision.

Yep, I agree with that. Sure there will be more opportunities, but will we be working for peanuts? I'm in Fl too and unless the FMA backs off their bulldogs and allows us to be more autonomous it's gonna be kinda messy IMO. We will have an influx of...

Unless it's an Ivy League school and having a diploma from such a school matters to you, I wouldn't do it. I attend a state university and I am swimming in debt already. I shudder to think about repaying it. Yes, you are young, which is all the more ...

Excuse me for laughing, but this post is Hilarious!! I can't wait to read more! A chip! hahahahahhahahaha!! Thank you so much for making my day!!!

I'm in NP school now, just finished my first semester of clinicals. I agree with the above posters who said the stress really comes from time management as opposed to the difficulty in courses. I'm the poster child for stress right now....full time s...

Definately the NP job IMO. My friend is an administrator of a hospital nursing unit and guess what she's doing? She's in NP school right along with me. Use the skills and knowledge you worked so hard (and paid!) for.

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties: Consensus Model for APRN Regulation If you look here, you can see what the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties has to say about scope of practice for Acute vs Primary NP's. I'm ...

I'm taking peds now and my preceptor makes about $65k in the south. I've heard it's one of the lowest payed, even for physicians!

I'm aware of the guideline change. Sure, catheterizing an infant/toddler may be a horrible experience for all involved, but I'm confident that getting a reliable sample and being able to treat appropriately is more important than a few moments of di...